The Oregon legislature created the Oregon Global Warming Commission in 2007 to respond to climate change by tracking trends in greenhouse gas emissions “over the …

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Oregon grape is a common name for members of the barberry family, Berberidaceae. The six native species of the plant are widely distributed through Oregon …

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There is only one school of dentistry in Oregon. It was founded in Portland on December 20, 1898, when the privately owned Oregon College of …

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Every four years from 1964 to 2004, high school students from Oregon and other western states organized into state delegations for the Oregon High School …

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The Oregon Historical Society is a private museum, archival library, and educational institution headquartered in downtown Portland. It was founded on December 17, 1898, …

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Oregon State House representatives Vernon D. Bull (Dem., La Grande), Warren Erwin (Dem., Portland), and Rose M. Poole (Rep. Klamath) issued this joint memorial on …

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In the spring of 1913, the Oregon legislature created the first compulsory minimum wage law in the nation and its governing agency, the Industrial Welfare …

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The Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT, also now known as Oregon Tech) is one of the seven institutions comprising the Oregon University System. Located in …

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The Oregon Iron & Steel Company (OI&S;) was incorporated in the town of Oswego, just south of Portland, in 1882. The company …

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A hundred years ago, many birds carried the name of “Oregon,” including Oregon Jays, Oregon Chickadees, Oregon Titmice, and Oregon Towhees. One by one, those …

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